Tie and rail-fastener.



J. R. NAGY. TIE AND RAIL PASTENEB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.20,1913

1 ,@92,66 1 Patented. Apr. 7, 1914 WITNESSES NVENTOR Jaw/WW y, W V

ATTORNEY TIE ANT) RAILUFASTENER.

T 0 (4Z5 whom it may concern Be it Known that I, Jenn ft. NAGY, a

citizen of the -United States of America, re-

siding at Martins Ferry, in the county of Belmont and State of Uhic,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ties andRail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ties and rail teners, and the primary objectof my invention is to furnish metallic ties with positive and reliablemeans as hereinafter set forth, for connecting the rails thereto withoutresorting to the use of splice bars, nuts, bolts or screw spikes.

Another object of this invention is to provide a metallic tie upon whichrails can be firmly supported and the ties tamped in a road bed similarto ordinary Wooden ties.

A further object of this invention is to provide simple, durable andinexpensive rail fasteners that can be easily and quickly installedwithout the use of skilled labor.

\Vith theabove and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing wherein Figure 1 is a plan ofmetallic ties and rail fasteners in accordance .with this invention,Fig. 2 is a side elevation-of one-of theties, Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of a portion of the same, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thedetached rail fastener.

A tie in accordance with this invention comprising a flat metallic slab1 adapted to support the inner and purer base flanges and 3 of rails 4-.The slab l is provided with.

transverse inner rail fasteners 5 adapted to overhang the inner baseflanges 2 of the rails The inner faces of the fasteners 5 are disposedat an angle as at .6, for the purpose that will presently appear.

The slab l is provided with transverse Specifieaticn of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 20, 19113.

Fasten-ted Apr. 2 it'll/lid.

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outer rail fasteners 7 for the outer base flanges i) of the rails a. Theslab 1, adjacent to the buter fasteners 7 having transverse grooves 8,and the inner faces of the outer fasteners 7, are disposed at an anglethe reverse of t is angle of the inner faces 6 of the inner fasteners 5.

The rails 4 are positioned with the ties at an angleas shown by dottedlines at the left hand side of Fig. 1. The ties can then be shifted atright angles to the rails whereby the inner and outer fasteners willextend over the inner and outer base flanges of said rails.

To lock the rails in engagement with the ties, keys 9 are associatedwith the outer rail fasteners. The keys 9 are driven in the grooves 8,and said keys have overhang-- ing auxiliary fasteners 10 for engagingthe outer base flanges 3 of the rails 4-. With the keys 9 driven home,the rails are firmly locked in the inner and outer rail fasteners andcannot become vertically or longitudinally displaced relatively to saidties.

VVhat I claim is In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combinationWith rails, of a metallic slab for supporting the inner and outer baseflanges of said rails, transverse inner fasteners carried by said slaband having the inner faces thereof at an angle, transverse outerfasteners carried by said slab and having the inner faces thereof at anangle the reverse of the inner faces of said inner fasteners, said slabhaving grooves formed therein adjacent to said, outer fasteners keysdriven in said grooves and auxiliary fasteners carried by said keys andcooperating with said inner and outer fasteners in overhanging the innerand outer flanges of said. rails to lock said rails upon said tie.

In testimony whereof I a'ihx my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JGHN NAG'Y. l Vitnesses NM. B. DU'LAY S. J. Simian.

